Kraftwerk played live with an astronaut on the ISS – here’s how

Summer festivals? No, the most epic onstage moment for this summer has to be Kraftwerk jamming live with the International Space Station – and an iPad as the first electronic musical instrument in space.

BBC gives away 16k WAV sound effects, but disallows some uses

Maybe it’s time for the idea of a “commons” to get a new boost. Whatever the reason, BBC’s 16,000 sound effects are available to download – but with strings attached.

Peter Kirn - April 24, 2018

How magnetic oscillations of a comet became a new album of music

In Francesco Novara’s new EP Astron, space exploration is both inspiration and the literal source of all the sounds you hear.

Peter Kirn - September 15, 2017

Set today’s solar eclipse to sound, with music picks, data, and NASA

Peter Kirn - August 21, 2017

Francesco Novara – Astron [EP] brings evocative, comet-inspired music

Peter Kirn - August 19, 2017

Now hear the audio from an ISS spacewalk – and sample and remix it

Peter Kirn - March 24, 2017

European Space Agency just gave away a bunch of space media for use

Peter Kirn - February 21, 2017

Free sounds are a window into space exploration on Earth

Peter Kirn - March 3, 2016

Get a free sampled drum kit made in a spacecraft test facility

Peter Kirn - March 2, 2016

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